similarity
Americannoun
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similarities
plural
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the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- Synonyms:
- parallelism, correspondence, similitude
- Antonyms:
- difference
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an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's.
a similarity of diction.
Synonym Usage
See resemblance.
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Etymology
Origin of similarity
Explanation
You might get annoyed if people keep saying there is a similarity between you and your older sister, particularly if you're tired of being compared to her. A similarity is a sameness or alikeness. When you are comparing two things — physical objects, ideas, or experiences — you often look at their similarities and their differences. Difference is the opposite of similarity. Both squares and rectangles have four sides, that is a similarity between them. Just because two things share similarities doesn't mean they are the same.
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Example Sentences
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Still, other people’s reactions to their similarity only remind the sisters of the bond they can’t break.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The platform however argues it is a "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Most microbiome research groups bacteria by species or by broad genetic similarity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Despite its similarity to telecom or railroads or any other capital-intensive wave of innovation and construction, it’s still unique, a category of one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
No doubt it was the similarity of their gaits that prompted Penelope’s memory, but the two had little else in common: For example, Dr. Westminster was extremely clever and Bertha was not clever at all.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Three decades after predicting the Asian crisis of 1997, one strategist pinpoints similarities between the financial contagion that spread across Asian economies then and the current AI investment boom that he thinks is a bubble.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
I got to thinking about the similarities in the daily routines of Philly and the president of the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
This allowed them to assess whether the patterns were similar and what those similarities might reveal about the true scale of overdiagnosis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
But Levine saw their similarities and theorized that Schultz had designed them to be displayed together, something often sought by couples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Although our camps were really different, there were a lot of similarities.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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